| 单词 | breath |
| 释义 | 🔑 breathBrE /breθ/ NAmE /breθ/ noun 🔑 [U ]the air that you take into your lungs and send out again 呼吸的空气◆ His breath smelt of garlic . 他呼出的气中有大蒜味。◆ bad breath (= that smells bad )口臭◆ We had to stop for breath before we got to the top . 我们不得不喘口气，然后再登山顶。◆ She was very short of breath (= had difficulty breathing ). 她呼吸很困难。🔑 [C ]an amount of air that enters the lungs at one time 一次吸入的空气◆ to take a deep breath 深深吸一口气◆ He recited the whole poem in one breath . 他一口气背出了整首诗。[sing. ]~of sth (formal ) a small amount of sth ; slight evidence of sth 微量；迹象◆ a breath of suspicion /scandal 一丝怀疑；丑闻的嫌疑[sing. ]a ~of air /wind (literary ) a slight movement of air （空气的）微微流动，拂动 ● a breath of (fresh ) ˈair clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere 新鲜空气；透气◆ We'll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime . 我们午餐时出去透透气。● a breath of fresh ˈair a person , thing or place that is new and different and therefore interesting and exciting 令人耳目一新的人（或事物、地方）● the breath of ˈlife to /for sb (literary ) an essential part of a person's existence 某人生存的必需品● get your ˈbreath (again /back )(BrE ) (also catch your ˈbreath NAmE , BrE ) to breathe normally again after running or doing some tiring exercise 恢复正常呼吸● hold your ˈbreath to stop breathing for a short time 闭气；屏气◆ Hold your breath and count to ten . 屏住呼吸，数到十。to be anxious while you are waiting for sth that you are worried about 屏息以待；焦虑地等待◆ He held his breath while the results were read out . 宣读结果时，他屏住了呼吸。(informal ) people say don't hold your breath !to emphasize that sth will take a long time or may not happen 别眼巴巴等着；有你等的◆ She said she'd do it this week , but don't hold your breath ! 她说她这个星期要干，不过你可别眼巴巴干等！● in the same ˈbreath immediately after saying sth that suggests the opposite intention or meaning 但紧接着，但同时（意味着与前一段意图或意思相反）◆ He praised my work and in the same breath told me I would have to leave . 他称赞了一番我的工作，但紧接着却对我说不得不辞退我。● his /her last /dying ˈbreath the last moment of a person's life 最后一口气；临终；临死● out of ˈbreath 🔑 having difficulty breathing after exercise （运动后）喘不上气，透不过气来◆ We were out of breath after only five minutes . 我们五分钟后便气喘吁吁了。● say sth , speak , etc . under your ˈbreath to say sth quietly so that people cannot hear 小声地，轻声地（说）◆ 'Rubbish !' he murmured under his breath . “胡说！” 他悄悄地小声说。● take sb's ˈbreath away to be very surprising or beautiful 令人惊叹；让人叹绝◆ My first view of the island from the air took my breath away . 我第一次从空中看到这个岛时，叹赏不已。● with bated ˈbreath (formal ) feeling very anxious or excited 焦虑；兴奋◆ We waited with bated breath for the winner to be announced . 我们屏住呼吸等待宣布冠军是谁。● catch your ˈbreath to stop breathing for a moment because of fear , shock , etc .（由于恐惧、震惊等）屏息，屏气to breathe normally again after running or doing some tiring exercise （跑或激烈运动后）喘口气● draw ˈbreath (BrE ) (US draw a ˈbreath ) to stop doing sth and rest 停下来歇口气◆ She talks all the time and hardly stops to draw breath . 她一直滔滔不绝，几乎没停下来喘口气。(literary ) to live ; to be alive 生存；活着◆ He was as kind a man as ever drew breath . 他是世上少有的大善人。● save your ˈbreath (informal ) used to tell sb that it is not worth wasting time and effort saying sth because it will not change anything 免费口舌◆ Save your breath —you'll never persuade her . 不用白费口舌了，你永远说服不了她。● waste your ˈbreath to say sth that nobody takes any notice of 白费唇舌 |
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